Hours after joining BJP, 3 Ex-TMC MPs named Rajya Sabha nominees from West Bengal

Three former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs joined the BJP on Thursday. Sushmita Dev and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray were among those who switched parties. Prakash Chik Baraik also joined the BJP with the other two leaders. They were immediately named BJP candidates for the Rajya Sabha bypolls. These nominations followed their resignations from the TMC and the Upper House.